Port of Sines in Portugal is scheduled to receive a shipment of LNG from Nigeria on October 1, according to the Port of Sines website. The 135,000 cbm LNG Bayelsa tanker is sailing from Nigerian Bonny terminal. The terminal is held by REN Atlântico and has a nominal send out capacity of 600,000 cubi
Gazprom Energy reached the top of the Datamonitor’s Energy Buyer Customer Satisfaction Survey, which is compiled Large Gas Users, for the first time. Gazprom Energy, one of the “granddaughters” of Gazprom Export and a 100% subsidiary of Gazprom Marketing and Trading, keeps “dislodging” competitors,
GE Energy Management’s Power Conversion business is marking a major milestone for its MGV high-speed induction motor technology used in various gas compression projects worldwide as the company recently sold its 100th MGV unit, underscoring the technology’s excellence in the energy industry. GE’s Po
Nottingham City Transport is currently trialling a MAN EcoCity gas-powered bus as part of its ongoing exploration into finding alternative fuel-powered vehicles. And, early indications show that the response from passengers to their ‘greener’ bus has been overwhelmingly positive. MAN EcoCity has bee
Sigma Offshore, the international FPSO moorings and marine engineering services company, has appointed a leading industry figure to its executive ranks as the business looks to expand with the launch of a new London office. Bob Coates, who was previously a director with London Marine Consultants, wh
The Liquefied Natural Gas (LNG) regasification plant Gate terminal, located at Maasvlakte (Rotterdam), has been named as finalist in the Project Excellence Awards awarded each year by IPMA (International Project Management Association). The final awards will be granted on an official gala dinner to
Wärtsilä Hamworthy has won a contract with Hyundai Mipo Dockyard to supply cargo handling equipment and engineering to four medium size carriers for Antwerp–headquartered Exmar Shipping SA. Each of the 38,000 m³ capacity vessels will be delivered from the first quarter of 2014 onwards. All will feat
Shale gas is ‘no silver bullet’ for UK energy security but will provide long-term economic benefits. The exploitation of UK shale gas resources has the potential to create thousands of high-skilled engineering jobs over the next decade, one of the UK’s largest engineering institutions said today. Th
In remote and ultra-deep waters, power generation for large field developments is demanding. By centralizing and sharing the power generation between several production units, the new DNV concept can reduce both emissions and costs. Depending on how it is implemented, the cost saving may also be com
A study has been conducted in cooperation between Nord Stream, the Swedish Defence Research Agency (FOI) and the Swedish Nature Protection Agency, in order to establish the underwater noise levels in the sea close to the Natura 2000 area at Norra Midsjöbanken, to the south of Gotland. Noise emanatin
Offshore Energy 2012 Exhibition & Conference, the only event dedicated to the offshore energy in The Netherlands, is almost fully booked. The two-day event on 23 & 24 October in Amsterdam RAI will welcome an expected 400 exhibitors, 6.500 visitors and 600 delegates from over 30 nationalities. More t
Following a proposal by the Chairman, the Board of Enagás approved the appointment of Marcelino Oreja Arburua as Enagás CEO. The appointment was made necessary by the new Enagás holding structure (with Enagás S.A. as the parent and Enagás Transporte and Enagás GTS as subsidiaries) and the company’s
Peru LNG shipped a liquefied natural gas cargo to Spain on September 13, according to PeruPetro S.A. The cargo is being hauled by the Ribera del Duero Knutsen, a 173,000 cubic-meter tanker owned by Knutsen OAS Shipping. The Peru LNG project includes two parts: an LNG plant with a marine terminal fro
TAP’s proposed landing point in Italy is between San Foca and Torre Specchia Ruggeri in the municipality of Melendugno (Lecce). The landfall section of the pipeline will be constructed using state-of-the-art micro-tunneling technology which minimizes the risk to local marine wild-life such as Posido
